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Jun 2022
38m 45s

A Reign of Science

Bbc Radio 4
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Society itself and the ways we live have been transformed in 70 years of science. Marnie Chesterton, Andrea Sella, and Gemma Milne take a tour of the archive to evaluate some of the biggest hits on Inside Science's jubilee list. What did we miss?

Presented by Marnie Chesterton. Assistant Producer Emily Bird Produced by Alex Mansfield

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